The Rise & Fall of ECW (2004 Video)

Mark LoMonaco: Self

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• D-Von Dudley : [about ECW's demise]  It just died, at the end. I think Paul E. just gave up.

  Bubba Ray Dudley : Paul did things his way. Paul was gonna live by the sword and die by the sword. He lived by his ways and he died by his ways. And that's why ECW's not around today. Because of... mismanagement is probably the best word I could give it.

• Bubba Ray Dudley : Paul E., to me, was the David Koresh of pro wrestling. He could talk his way into making you believe that... great things were gonna happen, and great things did happen. But Paul E. always made the grass seem greener.

• Bubba Ray Dudley : Me and D-Von knew that it was time to do something, because we saw that the financial problems were really having an effect on the company. Myself and D-Von were never owed a dime by Paul Heyman. We cannot ever turn around and say "He owes us money." He doesn't. Paul E. always payed me, Paul E. always payed D-Von. We never thought that we, eventually, one day were gonna jump to WWE, but we had to start thinking about it. And when we got the phone call, we sat down with Paul E. and said "Listen, they called. Now we'd like to hear from you." Paul E. told us "I can't compete with them, and I can't compete with their money." We said "We're not asking you to. Do something to keep us here. Make us understand that you appreciate the fact that we put our bodies on the line for you." Paul E. thought that he could not compete with them, and that's the day, I think I truly learned that ECW was the minor league, and the breeding ground, for WWE.

  Tommy Dreamer : Paul had instilled in everyone, and in myself, "You want to leave? Goodbye." The Dudleys asked for a one dollar raise before they came to WWE. The Dudleys did not want to come here. They asked for one dollar more, and Paul said "Absolutely not." And he said "I can't compete with WCW. I can't compete with WWE financially. People stay here 'cause they want to stay here."